EP0620032A1 - Puppen - Google Patents
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- EP0620032A1 EP0620032A1 EP93302038A EP93302038A EP0620032A1 EP 0620032 A1 EP0620032 A1 EP 0620032A1 EP 93302038 A EP93302038 A EP 93302038A EP 93302038 A EP93302038 A EP 93302038A EP 0620032 A1 EP0620032 A1 EP 0620032A1
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- Prior art keywords
- doll
- cover
- recess
- voice
- photosensitive element
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- 210000002784 stomach Anatomy 0.000 claims abstract description 16
- 206010011469 Crying Diseases 0.000 claims abstract description 14
- 230000015556 catabolic process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000006731 degradation reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 210000004905 finger nail Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H3/00—Dolls
- A63H3/24—Drinking dolls; Dolls producing tears; Wetting dolls
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H3/00—Dolls
- A63H3/28—Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
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- the present invention relates to dolls as are used as a child's plaything and is concerned with that type of doll in whose stomach region there is a recess which accommodates one or more replica babies, the recess being closed by a removable cover.
- Dolls are also known, so-called crying dolls, which include a voice synthesiser or voice unit which is arranged to produce a noise which approximates to that of crying.
- the voice unit is intended to produce the illusion that the doll is crying.
- Dolls are usually in the form of a young child or relatively old baby and the crying noise which is produced is thus that of a crying child or relatively old baby.
- the voice unit of such dolls is actuated by a simple manual switch, for instance by moving or removing a part of the doll, e.g. a "dummy" in its mouth.
- a doll of the type referred to above is characterised by voice synthesising means arranged to produce the sound of a crying baby and switch means connected to control the operation of the voice synthesising means, the switch means being so arranged that the voice synthesising means is switched on when the cover is removed.
- the doll of the present invention not only contains one or more replica babies in a recess or cavity within its stomach region which is closed by a removable cover but also includes a voice synthesiser arranged to produce the sound of a crying newborn baby when the cover is removed. This creates the illusion that the replica babies within the recess cry when exposed to light and it is thus the replica babies which are perceived to be crying rather than the doll itself.
- the switch controlling the operation of the voice synthesising means may take various forms and may, for instance, simply be a pressure-actuated switch which is actuated by the removal of the cover.
- the cover may include a conductive wire or area which completes a circuit connected to the voice synthesising means when it is in position, which circuit is broken when the cover is removed and thus initiates operation of the voice synthesising means.
- switch means as used herein is to be interpreted in its broadest sense.
- the recess is defined by a shell in which an aperture is formed and the switch means comprises a photosensitive element, e.g. a photoresistor or photodiode, positioned behind the aperture so that light is incident on it when the cover is removed, the photosensitive element and the voice synthesising means being so constructed and arranged that when light is incident on the photosensitive element it switches the voice synthesising means on.
- the voice synthesising means may then be arranged to switch off after a predetermined time or only when the cover is replaced, as desired.
- the recess within the stomach region of the doll may be stationary but in the preferred embodiment the means defining the recess is pivotally mounted within the stomach region of the doll to be movable between a position in which the said means is visible from the exterior of the doll and projects from it and the cover is not visible and a position in which the cover is visible from the exterior of the doll and the said means is not.
- the means defining the recess may project further from the pivotal axis than the cover does, that is to say have a greater dimension in a direction extending perpendicular to the pivotal axis, and in this event the external appearance of the doll will differ substantially between the two positions of the shell, whereby the doll will have a pregnant appearance when the shell is outermost but not when the cover is outermost.
- the doll is externally of overall generally conventional construction and has a hollow torso or body portion 2 and a head 4. Two arms 6 and two legs 8 are pivotally connected to the body portion. Formed in the stomach area of the doll is a generally elliptical opening 8. The opening 8 is obscured by a generally semi-ellipsoidal shell 10 at the opposite ends of which are respective integral stub shafts 12 lying generally on the major axis of the ellipsoid. The stub shafts 12 are snap-fitted or the like into respective pivotal mountings (not shown) formed on the internal surface of the front of the body portion 2. The shell 10 is thus rotatable about an axis which extends parallel to the height of the doll and is situated adjacent the inner surface of the front of the body portion.
- the shell 10 has integral opposing shoulders 14 adjacent the opening.
- the shell 10 is closable by a removable lid or cover 16 which is only slightly dished and whose shape corresponds to that of the opening of the shell 10.
- a removable lid or cover 16 which is only slightly dished and whose shape corresponds to that of the opening of the shell 10.
- two opposing resilient webs 18, integral with which are outwardly extending lugs 20 are Situated adjacent its long sides and projecting from its inner surface.
- the cover may thus be push-fitted onto the shell which results in the webs 18 moving towards one another until the lugs 20 can engage beneath the shoulders 14, whereafter the cover is locked in position.
- a small recess 22 is formed in one side edge of the cover adjacent one of the webs 18 and by inserting a finger nail or other small lever into the recess the cover may be readily removed from the shell.
- the shell 10 and cover 16 thus define together a closed stomach cavity which is bodily rotatable about the axis defined by the stub shafts 12 between the position shown in Figure 1, in which the cover 16 is substantially flush with the surrounding areas of the doll's stomach and the doll therefore appears not to be pregnant, and the position shown in Figure 2, in which the shell 10 is uppermost and protrudes from the surrounding areas of the doll's stomach and the doll therefore has the appearance of being pregnant.
- one or more, in this case two, replicas of a baby or baby dolls 24 are Situated within the stomach cavity. These may readily be rendered visible by rotating the stomach cavity into the position shown in Figure 1 and removing the cover 16, as described above, and they may then be removed and may be used as separate toys in their own right. As may be seen, when the cover is removed, the edge of the shell 10 is substantially flush with or recessed slightly below the edge of the opening 8.
- a voice synthesising circuit or voice unit 26 which is connected by wires 28 to a battery 30 and by further wires 32 to a loudspeaker 34 which is secured to the body of the doll beneath holes 36 which are provided to permit the sound produced by the loudspeaker to be transmitted clearly to the exterior of the doll.
- the voice synthesising circuit is also connected by further wires 38 to a photosensitive element 40, e.g. a photoresistor or photodiode which is secured at a position directly behind a hole 42 formed in the shell 10.
- the photosensitive element 40 and the voice synthesising circuit 26 are so configured that the photosensitive element operates as a switch whereby the circuit 24 is enabled or switched on when light is incident on the photosensitive element and is disabled or switched off when no light is incident on the photosensitive element.
- the voice synthesising circuit is arranged so that the sound produced by the loudspeaker is that of a newborn baby crying rather than an older baby or child crying.
- the voice synthesising circuit is switched on and the sound of a newborn baby crying is produced. This produces the illusion that the baby dolls cry when exposed.
- the crying sound is terminated when the cover is replaced or after a predetermined period of time of e.g. 5 seconds, as required.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP93302038A EP0620032B1 (de) | 1993-03-17 | 1993-03-17 | Puppen |
DE69300028T DE69300028T2 (de) | 1993-03-17 | 1993-03-17 | Puppen. |
AT93302038T ATE114989T1 (de) | 1993-03-17 | 1993-03-17 | Puppen. |
ES93302038T ES2066626T3 (es) | 1993-03-17 | 1993-03-17 | Muñecas. |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP93302038A EP0620032B1 (de) | 1993-03-17 | 1993-03-17 | Puppen |
Publications (2)
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EP0620032A1 true EP0620032A1 (de) | 1994-10-19 |
EP0620032B1 EP0620032B1 (de) | 1994-12-07 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP93302038A Expired - Lifetime EP0620032B1 (de) | 1993-03-17 | 1993-03-17 | Puppen |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0620032B1 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE114989T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69300028T2 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2066626T3 (de) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2017014957A1 (en) * | 2015-07-22 | 2017-01-26 | Chenoweth Joni L | Pregnancy education dolls |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3274729A (en) * | 1963-12-23 | 1966-09-27 | Clodrey Polyflex Ets | Doll having photocell-actuated sounding means |
WO1990000921A1 (en) * | 1988-07-21 | 1990-02-08 | Campos Dias, Marlene, Mantovani +Hf | Toy |
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- 1993-03-17 ES ES93302038T patent/ES2066626T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-03-17 AT AT93302038T patent/ATE114989T1/de active
- 1993-03-17 EP EP93302038A patent/EP0620032B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-03-17 DE DE69300028T patent/DE69300028T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3274729A (en) * | 1963-12-23 | 1966-09-27 | Clodrey Polyflex Ets | Doll having photocell-actuated sounding means |
WO1990000921A1 (en) * | 1988-07-21 | 1990-02-08 | Campos Dias, Marlene, Mantovani +Hf | Toy |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
WO2017014957A1 (en) * | 2015-07-22 | 2017-01-26 | Chenoweth Joni L | Pregnancy education dolls |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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ATE114989T1 (de) | 1994-12-15 |
DE69300028D1 (de) | 1995-01-19 |
EP0620032B1 (de) | 1994-12-07 |
ES2066626T3 (es) | 1995-03-01 |
DE69300028T2 (de) | 1995-04-13 |
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